Chapter 976 - 429: Difficulties in Establishing Mutual Trust

As for the guilds, it’s naturally something Chu Xiu initially dismissed; it was absolutely impossible for him to meet a Celestial King.

Who knows what that Martial Extreme King is plotting?

Although Chu Xiu currently has quite a few cards up his sleeve to protect himself, his confidence is based on having preparations at home ground.

If he were to go to someone else’s home ground...

With the resources of a Celestial King, who knows what unusual artifacts he might have; it’s not impossible for him to take out Chu Xiu instantly upon meeting!

Moreover, the conditions offered by both the military and the merchant guild each have their own problems!

Though Green Lady, this alluring woman, speaks well, in truth, merchant guilds are the shrewdest; these are simply investments that don’t provide substantial support.

They cannot be said to be of no help to Chu Xiu, but they fail to address the fundamental pain points.

In actuality, the Longevity King’s control over the merchant guild is the weakest among the three Celestial Kings in regards to each of their factions. Merchants focus on profits, going their own ways; it’s very difficult for the Longevity King to directly mobilize others. If he truly wants to help Chu Xiu, he would have to send his sons and daughters to serve, which is naturally impossible.

Getting involved in a battle with a Divine Envoy is incredibly dangerous, and it’s self-evident; there’s even a strong opinion now that Chu Xiu was arrogant enough to provoke a God, resulting in the current situation, a case of self-inflicted disaster, burning himself. The best choice would be to abandon civilization.

Any help offered to Chu Xiu is like fetching water with a basket.

And though the military has promised to deploy three Demigods, their demands are equally harsh.

Staying on the frontline for three years, it doesn’t simply mean fighting in a dangerous place for three years.

If it were just this, Chu Xiu wouldn’t be unable to agree. Although three years would slow his development a bit, he has a long lifespan and doesn’t need to hurry; steady accumulation is rather advantageous.

But the key point is that joining the military frontline means exposing his location in real-time to that King of Slaughter, which is essentially the same as meeting the Martial Extreme King in person.

Although this may just be Chu Xiu’s paranoid thoughts, given his cautious nature, he’s certainly not going to take this risk.

He hasn’t forgotten that one piece of information he obtained from Murder Ghost earlier was that among the Celestial Kings, there exists a traitor!

"Of course, perhaps that’s exactly why the three major factions don’t trust me..."

Chu Xiu slightly underestimated the methods of these great factions.

Naively believing that after making contributions to save the populace a few times, these major factions would trust him without hesitation.

In reality, these factions have surely combined all the information they could gather about Chu Xiu during the trial and conducted professional analysis.

In the face of real experts, regardless of the diversions he’s intentionally created, the essence of his character should have been analyzed with nearly perfect accuracy.

There’s no way around it; although Chu Xiu’s talent is exceptional, when it comes to cunning, he falls far short compared to these factions that gather top talents from various industries.

"Haha, although your three families are large, merely making these promises seems a bit lacking in sincerity."

Suddenly, a jovial laugh echoed, and it was an elder with crane-like hair and child-like visage, none other than Jiang Lingfu.

He cupped his hands to Chu Xiu and said, "Should I call you Chen, or Fellow Daoist Qin?"

Chu Xiu responded with a soft smile, "It’s just a pseudonym; whatever suits you, elder."

Jiang Lingfu said, "Alright, then I shall use my seniority and call you Brother Chen."

"Brother, we fought side by side in Peng City, familiar with each other’s character, and my niece Miaoyin has nothing but praise for you. Even our patriarch speaks highly of you."

"He promised that as long as you join the Jiang Family, we will dispatch three Demigods, ten High Tier Heroic Spirits, along with one trillion Huaxia Coin in funding, all our support will be poured into aiding you!"

With this condition announced, the representatives of the three major factions all raised their eyebrows.

Even Chu Xiu showed signs of surprise; Demigod powerhouses are not something one finds on the street, even if the Jiang Family is one of the four great families, their total number of Demigods does not exceed five, deploying three at once is indeed going all-out.

Not to mention the other extremely generous terms!

After a moment of silence, Chu Xiu said, "Elder Jiang, my gratitude for the Jiang Family’s favor is beyond words, but I assume the Jiang Family also has some requirements?"

Jiang Lingfu said with a hearty laugh, "Requirements indeed, but for someone like you, brother, they won’t be difficult at all."

"You should know, our four great families are united and sustained by blood ties, so as long as you marry one of our family’s women, our Jiang Family will naturally support you with all we’ve got."

After pausing briefly, Jiang Lingfu continued with a laugh, "Brother Chen, you are young and accomplished, already at an age to discuss marriage, and no young woman surpasses our Jiang Family in excellence, whether it’s Miaoyin or Xue’Er, they are among the most talented."

"Apart from talent, their character, morality, family background are also top-notch choices!"

"Coincidentally, they have significant connections with you and hold you in high regard."

"Of course, if Chen has an eye on another Jiang family lady, naturally there can be arrangements."

To those present, this was not surprising, families are indeed like this.

But...

"Merely a marriage alliance might not be enough to set the Jiang Family’s mind at ease," Chu Xiu said.

Without a foundation of affection, a political marriage holds very limited constraint on the Awakened.

Jiang Lingfu chuckled and said, "Young friend, you’re overthinking. Our Jiang Family indeed only has this one condition, but... since it’s marriage, of course, it must follow parental orders and matchmaker’s arrangements."